§ Miss Richardsonasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department, for each of the years since the Immigration Act 1971 came into force, how many persons have been refused entry to the United Kingdom on the recommendations of port medical inspectors; and within these figures, how many were refused on grounds of mental ill-health.
§ Mr. RaisonThe information requested is given in the following table:
Refusals of leave to enter the United Kingdom on medical grounds—all nationalities Number of Refusals Year Mental* disorder Medically* undesirable—others Total refusals 1973 † † 8,661 1974 72 30 8,945 1975 75 35 11,469 1976 102 39 11,534 1977 128 54 12,942 1978 150 66 15,729 1979 124 73 20,252 1980 127 66 17,987 1981 124 51 14,185 * As recommended by the port medical inspector. † Not available.